6000 sign petition over air ambulance move from East Midlands Airport
06.10.07
More than 6,000 people have signed a petition asking for information on the future of the county's air ambulance. As previously reported, the air ambulance, which is currently based at East Midlands Airport, is due to move to the West Midlands in March because of a lack of funding. Residents say the service, which covers Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Rutland, is vital but bosses are not consulting them.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said discussions about a replacement service to cover the area were ongoing. A spokesman said: 'We are in discussions with alternative providers and West Midlands Ambulance Service has said the air ambulance will remain in the East Midlands until March 2008. Negotiations are ongoing and as far as we are concerned, we have no expectations that the service will cease.'
Anne Bond, a voluntary petition coordinator, said people objected to being kept in the dark about EMAS' plans. She said: 'The petition says that we need air ambulance cover within the East Midlands, across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. I think it's really time for EMAS to pull their finger out and let people know what is happening.'
Petitions from Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Rutland will be handed to EMAS on October 20.
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg it | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit
To book east midlands airport hotels or east midlands airport parking at the lowest price, click on these links to two great east midlands airport parking and east midlands airport hotels price comparison pages.
